Many people have led to believe that there is no "real" zombie storyline, or it was not started until later maps. I've thought differently.

Nacht Der Untoten
"You must acesend from darkness and Salvation lies above. (Seen on the walls) Reference to anything? There is a crashed bomber outside the map, obviouslly the only reason the characters were stranded there. Perhaps from a 115 delivary from Area 51? (It says Nevada base on the crashed site) As said in the radio transmission in Der Riese maybe the American's were in on Group 935 due to it being set after the war. When playing single player and you see the first cutscene for Nazi Zombie's you see a character that is NOT one of the four you may play as. Perhaps it's "peter"? He'll show up later. (REFER TO SHI NO NUMA) Maybe the team was sent to rescue Peter? Who happened to start out as a marine stuck behind enemy lines. In BO you play as Dempsy, Nikolai, Takeo, and Richtofen, could they have been back at Nacht? Small blue rocks, and glowing meteor bits can be found around the map. Perhaps from 115? The cause of Zombie outbreaks? The only CONFIRMED easteregg in this map is the Radio in the "HELP" room, knife it and it will play a song from the WaW soundtrack.

Verruckt
This was the first DLC zombie map, and the first that actually hinted a zombie storyline. Verruckt for "crazy" or "insane" had a device implanted in it near the power. When getting close you can hear distorted voices coming from it. The device is said to be powered by the mysterious element 115, but what was it used for? Attempt to make super soldiers? An army? In the kitchem based room, left of the power. There are kid like drawings and phrases written on the walls, obviously Sam is still alive at this point. Verruckt is in Berlin, Germany. But when mapped out it is shown as a VERY heavy forest? Hidden perhaps? In a Shi No Numa radio message it said Verruckt was overwhelmed, BUT another message said the experiment could not continue onto Der Riese so they moved to Verruckt because of overwhelming zombies. This proves Group 935 was here, but why? You see a man's hand on the power.. The man hanging in Shi No Numa is missing a hand.. Only CONFIRMED easter egg in Verruckt is flushing the ONLY working toilet serveral times for a song from the soundtrack.

Shi No Numa
Let's start out with the obvious, why the zombies are here. Outside the map there is a meteroite of element 115. The "SUPPOSED" story is that the four characters are being tested by Ritchofen. Now stated in a email in the Black ops terminal it says they have no memory of their past lives.. and that richtofens job is to oberserve them.. It's not like they are experimental super soldiers? But why is he watching them there? Maybe they were sent to investgate the meteor.. Or Peter. Now this is the first map where the hell hounds were seen, and are "Fluffy's" puppy. (SEE DER RIESE). There are four different huts, each are reference to the characters, Eg. Doctor's quarters: Richtofen, Fishing hut: Takeo, Storage: Nikolia, Comss: Dempsy. Each room has a random perk contained with in it, apparently they cause side effects, like memory loss? After activating three radio's in the spawn room, you can hear a message that was sent to Peter. This message talks about Verruckt, Der Riese, and states the cordinates for Area 51, which is ALL locations of element 115 metorites. Now, back to Peter. Recent rumors suggest that the hanging man is not Peter, but a man called Cornelius, Peter's handler? Like Hudson was Mason's in Black ops? Relations? He is not hanging from a parachute, but a seperate rope. But there is NOTHING indicating he hung himself. Maybe it was there to make it look like a suicide, or perhaps 'Mistakes were made'

Der Riese
"The Giant" The duplication of Zombies and Hellhounds. This was where the illuminati killed Dr Maxis and Samantha Maxis. Well, Richtofen killed them. (SKIP AHEAD TO READ ABOUT THIS) A message was broadcasted to the characters we play as and were ordered to meet at Der Riese Factory, message we hear on Shi No Numa "The Giant must remain ----- at all costs." The left way of the factory is where the Hell hounds were created, They had put Samantha's dog Fluffy into the telepetor for a matter transfer test, which had unexpected results... Fluffy was pregnant which is why there are so many mutated hellhounds. The moon has Element 115 on it if you look closely. To the righ of the Z-C teleporter youll find Ludvig's office. Or part of it. Rumors that the black ops Der Riese is a bit more interesting then the WaW version. Now back to Richtofen, he is working for the illuminati for an unknown goal, but from what we gather the whole zombie scenario was planned and ultimately coordinated by them. SUPPOSIVELY. Also a theory has proven that maybe these were failed tests at a super soldier. Either are pretty possible. Richtofen was basically spying and manipulatiing Der Riese project, the illuminati were the ones who made him kill Ludvig and Sam, then he releasted the zombies and from there came the duplication of hellhounds and zombies. We are still not sure on if this is where the gang were created and tested on, they were War criminals after all. So how did Richtofen end up with them? The fly trap. Based on a real structure where it is rumored that the Nazis were testing the UFO project, hence the objects taking off like a UFO.. The flying objects are, A monkey bomb, a molotov, pack a punched M1911, Two teddybears, a grenade, a bowie knife, and a bottle of juggernog. The whoel facility was top secret, and was not initially intended for zombies, it was created for weapons and to develop the teleportation project. Due to the gangs excessive use of the Wunderwaffe - DG2 weapon that Richtofen made, this caused a rip in the teleporation and so the crew ended up in Kino Der Toten? On a roof top you will also see "HELP" Spelled out by supposive character who contacted Peter in Shi No Numa, he was also hung and missing a hand. (REFER TO EASTER EGGS)

Kino Der Toten
First off, Kino Der Toten was supposed be in WaW map pack 4. But, with MW2 close to release, they canceled and decided to put it in black ops. Which means Ascension was the first map actually supposed to take place in the future. This actually explains many things, like why there's a MP40, why they just found the DG-3, (ACTUALLY IS THE THUNDERGUN, REFER TO YOUTUBE VIDEO NUKETOWN DG-3 RICHTOFEN RELATION AT BOTTOM) the zombie corpse's are not decomposed, why the zombies are still nazi's, why there are still swatstika's why there's nothing new, (EX WINTER'S HOWL IN FIVE)the new teleporter, the crawlers are the only thing not explained on to how this is related to WaW maybe added in later? Or perhaps were meant to be new thing for WaW. While on the topic, the crawlers are perhaps monkeys infected with Nova6 gas. During the Campaign you see all these monkeys in cages, which happens to be near the nova six deployment. I realized that maybe when the nova gas was deployed on that level with the hazmat suits, the monkeys inhaled and some became crawler zombies, over time. UPDATE: There's also intel inside the gas chamber, there are some monkeys in cages just under the intel plus if you fire your weapon into the chamber the doors close and gas is poured into the chamber.. Killing or infecting the monkeys? And someone had shipped them off to kino for tests?


THE EASTEREGGS DEEP DOWN HIDDEN FACTS ABOUT THE STORYLINE
The first one is at the main frame. Right next to the stairs that lead to a window, there's a phone of some sorts. Activate it, and you'll hear a man giving a zombie commands. The zombie prepares to attack him and another scientist kills it. The man asks for another test subject.

The second one is in the area at the right (facing the clock). After you open the second door, run to the furnace. When you have the Monkey-Bomb, throw one in there. You will hear Samantha talking, (I'm not quite sure what she says, but it has something to do with the monkey wanting to play).

The third one is near the teleporter on the left (facing the clock). It's in a furnace. Upon activation, you hear a dog barking. Dr. Maxis orders that it is strapped down. He then tells Richtofen to activate something. They realize that the dog has disappeared.

The fourth one is near the teleporter on the right (facing the clock). It's in the room right before it, in a corner. Upon activation, you hear the same man. He sounds like he is frustrated, mentioning that the test subjects do not follow commands. Richtofen talks to him, telling him to stop with this project. Dr. Maxis yells at him to recalibrate the system.

The fifth Easter Egg is near the teleporter on the opposite side of the map (opposite of the mainframe). With this one, you hear Dr. Maxis shouting in frustration telling Sam to leave while she screams and cries asking what is wrong with Fluffy and the Zombies ( She thinks they are normal men acting weird). Then at this point you hear hellhounds and Zombies, Dr. Maxis screams and so does Sam, Richtofen locks them in Der Riese with the zombie and hellhound population and escapes on the teleporter.

The sixth Easter Egg is the flytrap. It is found one the left side (facing the clock). Open one door, walk to the window, scope your PTRS, and shoot the control panel. You'll see a Monkey-Bomb, a molotov, a bowie knife, and a teddy bear fly into the air and scatter. This activates a mini-game where you have to find the teddy bears and the Monkey-Bomb. You get nothing for finding the bears and bomb, but you do get ELEVATE YOUR SENSES by shooting the control panel.

The final Easter Egg is found near the teleporter on the opposite side of the map (opposite of the mainframe). This is technically the first transmission, but make sure it's the last, everything will make more sense. It's in the tunnel that Nikolai dies in. When you activate it, you will hear Dr. Maxis.

Dr. Maxis addresses that there is not enough funding being put in the Die Glocke project. He also says in the next few years, The Wunderwaffe DG-2 is expeted to be mass-produced. He mentions that there is not enough element 115 to do so. He says that the Americans told him that they have a large amount of 115 in Nevada. He ends it with request for bigger funding, and less pressure. With that, let us confirm everything from Verruckt and Shi No Numa that connects to Der Riese.

Hands and Hangmen

We all know that there is a severed hand on the power switch in Verruckt. Der Riese also has a severed hand on the power switch. The Verruckt hand belongs to the Shi No Numa hangman, and the Der Riese hand belongs to the Der Riese hangman.

The Shi No Numa hangman is Peter. That is a fact. Why else would the transmission be sent to Shi No Numa, but for Peter's ears? As for the Der Riese hangman: that is the person who tried to contact Peter.

Element 115

Element 115 has 184 nuetrons, which is considered a magic number in physics. 115 is a VERY unstable element.
115 came from the Shi No Numa meteor. 115 apparently powers The Wunderwaffe, the electric defenses, and gives the zombies and hellhounds life. 115 is also apparently in a storage area in area 51.

Dr. Richtofen

We all know that Richtofen created the DG-2 and discovered 115 and/or experimented with it. The person who sent the transmission says "...find Dr. Richtofen and Dr. Maxine; they may know what's going on..."

The person is right. They do know what's going on. How? They created the zombies and the hellhounds.

First off, why else would Richtofen call the zombies his minions? Second, if you listened to the fourth Easter Egg, you know that the zombies and hellhounds are a "project". This is further proven with the final Easter Egg. Also, Hitler was said to have attempted to reanimate fallen soldiers. He failed.

The zombies and hellhounds are legitimate creations.

The random weapon box and the teddy bear

It is said that Richtofen has a lot of stuffed animals. This could mean that he created the random weapon box.

Dr. Maxis' daughter, Sam, sounds exactly like the little girl you hear laughing with the teddy bear. This could mean that Dr. Maxis and Dr. Richtofen were good friends, and that Richtofen apparently gave Sam a teddy bear (one that's not mutilated). Sam is also the voice that you hear when you throw a Monkey Bomb in the furnace, and when you activate the fly trap, the only difference being the demonic overtone.

A little funfact about the random weapon box. In the warning room in Shi No Numa, there are a lot of boxes that look just like the random weapon box. You can also find these boxes in the multiplayer map known as Banzai.

Area 51

Area 51 wasn't put into commision until 1950. This eliminates all speculations of Area 51 having anything to do with Nazi Zombies.

But take a look at this.

Die Glocke

Near the end of this article, it is said that Die Glocke could bend space. You bend space, you bend time. You bend time, you can travel through it.

POSSIBLE BACKSTORY TO THE STORYLINE - In 1901, a meteor named Tunguska crashed in Russia. This is the Shi No Numa meteor, and the German's source of 115. The American's source of 115 comes from the meteor that exploded over Pennsylvania in 1938. The German's took samples of 115 and used it on the bodies of dead soldiers and dogs. A lot of the scientists were doctors who worked at the Wittinau Sanitorium (Verruckt). Die Glocke gave off a lot of radiation when powered. These doctors, unaware that they've been affected by radiation, work at Wittinau, unknowingly passing the radiation on to the people in the Asylum. Everyone in the Asylum at that time became a zombie. US Marines were sent to investigate, but they were overrun, and killed. After realising that The Marines failed, the Germans used 115 to create The Wunderwaffe DG-2. During the creation of the DG-2, a zombie outbreak began in Der Riese. Richtofen took the DG-2 with him to Shi No Numa, to finish it. He also took the Tunguska meteor. The radiation from the meteor caused yet another zombie outbreak. Dempsey, Takeo, and Nikolai where sent to Shi No Numa to investigate. They met with Dr. Richtofen, and they teamed up against the Imperial Zombies. Upon hearing the transmission that was sent to Peter, they realised that they needed to leave Shi No Numa immedietly, and head to Der Riese. Now, Dempsey, Nikolai, Takeo, and Richtofen, fight for their lives in Der Riese, and attempt to find out exactly what's going on.


CHARACTERS

Tank Dempsey
An American "War Hero", from what we find out from Der Riese through his examination of the various blackboards and jars of experiments is that he wants to get to the bottom of the zombie outbreak, it is possible that he was placed together with Takeo and Nikolai as some sort of "elite" unit sent to contain the Zombie outbreak or a new theory, find out what the Germans were actually doing with the zombies.

Nikolai
The most basic thing that we can tell about Nikolai is that he is a reject from the Red Army, as his bio claims he was "dumped" onto the frontlines and forgotten about, mabye he was possibly placed into the trio with Dempsey and Takeo because the mission was a high "death chance" what we can tell from one of his quotes however in Shi No Numa "Your death is my purpose" supports the theory that they were sent to try and contain the Zombie outbreak from escaping from Shi No Numa, one interesting thing however, is that in the Der Riese trailer, you can clearly see Nikolai being "downed/killed" by three Zombies when he runs into the underground tunnel, could this possibly mean that Nikolai will not make an appearance in the next Zombie map?

Takeo
Though he rarely speaks in Der Riese, his most interesting quote in Shi No Numa was "Die, you diseased dog" does this mean that Takeo has a different perspective of the Zombies? Mabye the Nazi Zombies were directly affected by the Element 115 whereas, it may have passed to the Imperial Zombies by some form of oversee's radiation? Causing the effects of Element 115 to not be as powerful, however, it is possible that the reason work on the Zombies was being done at Shi No Numa was because of the arrival of the meteorite which contained Element 115 which is believed to be how "Richtofen" created the Wunderwaffe Dg-2.

Doctor Richtofen
The most suspicious character in the Nazi Zombies series, found at Shi No Numa by the trio, he is apparantly the creator of the Wunderwaffe Dg-2, as he claims "My greatest invention" when recieving it out of the random weapons box, with the release of Der Riese, another idea springs to mind, was Dr. Richtofen the assistant to Doctor Maxis? If so the various radios found throught Der Riese detailing the experiments that Doctor Maxis carried out on the "Test subjects" could be living humans? Or dead corpses? and also Maxis' experiments on his daughters dog "Fluffy", was Richtofen assisting Doctor Maxis with these experiments or was Richtofen deployed to Shi No Numa by Maxis in order to recieve a quantity of Element 115 from the meteorite. It is evident that Dr. Richtofen has been to Der Riese beforehand as when you enter the Teleport rooms as him he claims "We need to link the teleporter to the mainframe in order to..oh.. I mean, this is all so confusing!", this leaves the question of, what is Richtofen trying to hide from the other three characters? Mainly Dempsey? Are the Americans and Germans competing with each other to harness the power of Element 115? Dempsey has already seen the power of the Wunderwaffe Dg-2 and the Pack-A-Punch machines and teleporters? If this was true, could this been the reason why on Verruckt, your characters were American? Were they sent to try and find out what the Germans had been up to with the experiments in the Asylum? Obviously they found more then the bargained for, mabye they reported back about the Zombie outbreak and that's why Dempsey, Takeo and Nikolai were sent to Shi No Numa, to stop a repeat of the Asylum? It would explain why Richtofen is working with his "Enemies" to try and rid of the Zombie outbreak? Possibly so he can try again with the experiments? Or mabye he is trying to kill the rampant Doctor Maxis?

Doctor Maxis
Heard of briefy in the radio transmission from Shi No Numa "Find Doctor Ric(static) and Doctor Max, they may know what's going on". After searching through the internet however, I came across an interesting theory about Doctor Maxis, the voice head over the radio in the spawn room, trying to train the zombies is Doctor Maxis. He is trying to see if he can turn people into zombies and them control them for his purposes. Then he contaminated his daughters dog "fluffy" with Element 115 and he tried to control him too. His daughter got upset and Dr. Maxis got really angry that she found out. Dr. Maxis's Assistant (Could this be Dr. Richtofen?) then locked Dr. Maxis in the teleporter. It then turned him into the "Giant Zombie". Dr. Maxis then has been seeking revenge and sending his zombies and dogs to kill all humanity. Its his voice that says "Fetch me thier souls!" Also he then ended up tainting Samantha (Dr. maxis's daughter) and put her teddy bear into the box. Her Soul is haunting the mystery box and she gives you the teddy bear and is also the voice you can supposidly hear who says various things such as "No treat for you" and after you have obtained the "Elevate your Senses" achievement she is the one who plays the game of "Hide and Seek" with you. It is evident that Doctor Maxis is attempting to use 115 to control the Zombies but as heard in one the radios, when he used Element 115 on the Zombies and attempted to send it through the teleporter it "turned into the same state as the previous test subjects" also by the responce of Dr. Maxis' assistant in the background who you can hear saying "Oh my God.." you can tell that whatever happened to the subject, wasn't very good. Maxis then shouts "clean the test chamber!" which confirms that the Test Subject must have turned into a pile of goo, or something along those lines, as mentioned before Dr. Maxis did experiments on his daughters dog, "Fluffy", I believe that, asd heard on the radio, "My God Maxis, it was succesful, it has dissapeared!" but then Maxis claiming "No you fool, it has dissapeared but has not re-appeared, another failure." that the dog must have dissapeared through the teleporter and has become stuck in some sort of "Alternate time stream" but with it's exposure to Element 115, it is evident that it is become the flaming hellhounds that we know of, this would also explain that why when you use the teleporters sometimes dogs with randomly spawn, it is possible that this is Doctor Maxis' "spirit" controlling these dogs and the zombies, respectively, or that the dogs are slipping out of the time stream as you go through it. Dr. Maxis however, is controlling the dogs on Shi No Numa and Der Riese during the "dog rounds" especially on Shi No Numa as his voice can be heard saying "Fetch me their souls!" which is, as mentioned above his power as the "Giant Zombie", so in the end, he got what he wanted, an army of undead under his control, however he himself had to become undead in order to do it.

Samantha Maxis
Otherwise known as "Sam", Treyarch sneakly attempting to mis-lead us here by maxing us believe that Sam was a boy, however the new theory emerging of Maxis becoming "The Giant Zombie" and tainting his daughters soul and placing her Teddy Bear into the box, which destroys the box when it comes up, whether "Samantha" is willingly doing this, or like her other un-dead counterparts, is being controlled by Maxis and forced to try and cause the players death, Samantha is also the controller of the "Hide and Seek" mini-game (Which can be found here -), however, it is even more sinister how it seems that Samantha is in control of the "Teddy Bear" and "Monkey Bomb" but turns them into very evil things, in the mini-game, we see the Teddy Bear holding a knife, an gun and the Monkey with the Molotov, it is ironic how things men't to amuse and entertain a child are being used in menacing ways. To futher back up the theory of Samantha being in control of the "Monkey Bomb" is that occasionaly when you go to throw a Monkey Bomb it will say "Hey wait, your not Sam" which shows that when she was alive maybe Samantha used to play with these toys but is now using them for different purposes.

Kino Der Toten relation DG-3 IS THE THUNDERGUN!